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Coated chewing gum

a chewing gum and coating technology, applied in chewing gum, packaging, food science and other directions, can solve the problems of providing a crunch sensation, difficult to make such coatings when using sugarless sweeteners, and difficulty in creating a coated chewing gum with a hard crunchy coating that maintains its crunchiness, so as to achieve the effect of improving crunch and prolonging shelf li

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-08-09
WM WRIGLEY JR CO
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[0006] It has been found that formulating a coated chewing gum product using the same polyol in both the center portion and the coating results in a product with improved crunch and a longer shelf life.

Problems solved by technology

Further, the outer coating can provide a crunching sensation when chewed by the consumer.
While a hard, crunchy coating is desirable, it has proven difficult to make such coatings when using sugarless sweeteners.
However, there still has been difficulty in creating a coated chewing gum with a hard crunchy coating that maintains its crunchiness for an extended period of time.

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[0045] The following examples of the invention and comparative examples are provided by way of explanation and illustration.

[0046] Two sets of coated chewing gums were prepared using the center compositions provided in Table 1. Comparative Example 1 used sorbitol and liquid sorbitol as the bulking sweeteners. Inventive Example 2 contained isomalt and an isomalt water syrup mixture with no other polyols. The centers of Comparative Example 1 and centers of Inventive Example 2 were sheeted to 1.0 gram pellets and coated with the coating formulation shown in Table 2, which contained isomalt and no other polyols.

TABLE 1Center FormulationWt. %ComparativeInventiveExample 1Example 2Sorbitol39.52%—Liquid Sorbitol (70% solids)7.50%—Isomalt—42.77%Gum Base32.00%32.00%Calcium Carbonate15.00%15.00%Glycerin0.75%—Liquid Isomalt (70% solids)—5.00%Flavor2.36%2.36%Encapsulated Flavor2.00%2.00%Encapsulated High0.87%0.87%Intensity SweetenersTotal100.00%100.00%

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TABLE 2Coating FormulationIsomalt G...

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Abstract

A chewing gum product includes a center portion and a coating portion. The center portion includes a polyol component, gum base, an intense sweetener, a flavoring agent, and less than 1% glycerin. The polyol component includes a single polyol selected from the group consisting of isomalt, maltitol, and erythritol and is essentially free from any polyols other than the single polyol. The center portion is essentially free of hydrogenated oligosaccharides. The coating portion includes the single polyol and substantially covers the center portion. The coating portion is essentially free of any polyols other than the single polyol.

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RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60 / 751,103, filed Dec. 16, 2005, the entire disclosure of which is hereby incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND [0002] The present invention relates to chewing gum, and more particularly to a method of making chewing gum products with a sugarless coating and improved crunch. [0003] It is known to provide a variety of different types of chewing gum. For example, it is known in creating chewing gum, and other confectionary products, to coat the chewing gum with an outer coating. The outer coating can provide an initial sweetness or other desirable organoleptic property to the consumer. Further, the outer coating can provide a crunching sensation when chewed by the consumer. The outer coating preferably provides a smooth outer appearance to the consumer. [0004] Many coated chewing gum products are made with a sugarless coating. For example, products that are designed not to ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A23G4/18
CPCA23G4/20A23G4/10
Inventor BARKALOW, DAVID G.REED, MICHAEL A.SOTO, MIGUEL A.
Owner WM WRIGLEY JR CO
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